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MattSmith

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Associate

"I combine the skills I learned during my time in the US Navy and as a lawyer to achieve my clients' goals."

Rochester
P: 585.295.4325
Overview

Biography

Matt advises clients on a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including business litigation, executive compensation agreements, and civil rights litigation. He has additional experience drafting company policies and procedures and advising corporate clients on them.

Bar Associations

  • North Carolina Bar Association
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Successfully obtained a motion for summary judgment dismissing a $60 million contract dispute.
  • Successfully appealed a matter where the plaintiff rejected a $2 million settlement, the jury awarded $1,000, and the trial court set aside the verdict with additur of $800,000.

Prior Experience

  • James, McElroy & Diehl, PA, Associate
  • Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Associate
  • Hancock Estabrook LLP, Associate
  • US Navy, Petty Officer Second Class

Selected Honors

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®: Commercial Litigation, 2025
Knowledge

Selected Media

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Overview Experience Knowledge

Education

  • University at Buffalo School of Law, JD; Buffalo Law Journal of Gender and Social Policy, Member
  • Ashford University, BA

Practices & Industries

Admitted to Practice

  • New York
  • North Carolina

Court Admissions

  • US District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • US District Court for the Western District of New York

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